Now, the elusive artist has taken to Instagram to claim a stencil piece that popped up last week in an empty lot on Coney Island Avenue. Boasting a Kara Walker-esque style, the work features a contractor/broker-like businessman stock-lashing kids, women and elderly off a piece of land.

In today’s social climate, Banksy is able to speak volumes through his work. While he’s always had a message behind each and everyone one of his illegal and/or legal forms of expression, his three most recent pieces to pop up in New York City have a distinct feel to them – they’re all Trump-esque in a way.

We’ll have to wait and see if Banksy leaves his mark anywhere else on the city, but we’re keeping our fingers crossed for now. Stay tuned.

After redesigning the Champion logo, Ronnie Fieg has taken to social media to reveal an upcoming KITH x adidas Terrex Agravic GTX colorway that’s got his Instagram comments up in flames.

The collab boasts a blue/aqua/black/orange colorway with black BOOST cushioning and green accents on the neoprene tongue, nylon heel tab, and ankle collar. The sneaker features a waterproof GORE-TEX membrane, while the textile and mesh upper has abrasion-resistant welding for added durability. Furthermore, the grippy Continental Rubber outsole hugs terrain even in wet conditions so it’s ideal for these wetter months.

While release info has not yet be revealed, typically when Fieg takes to Instagram it’s not too long before an official release. Stay tuned and we’ll be sure to keep you updated on how to cop this highly anticipated collab before it sells out.

What’s Ronnie Fieg’s best collab of 2018 so far? Let us know in the comments.

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This spring, PUMA is launching their new RS-0 sneaker – which is a reboot of their classic ’80s Running System (RS) line – with some help from SEGA icon Sonic the Hedgehog.

This collaboration brings the Sonic franchise into the realm of exclusive sport lifestyle footwear, using Sonic’s vibrant world and character as inspiration. The influence is clear in this first preview, with Sonic’s eye-catching combination of blue, red, green and yellow enveloping the shoe.

A teaser video of the collab was premiered during a Sonic the Hedgehog panel at SXSW in Texas, check out the full clip below.

Additional info surrounding the PUMA x SEGA RS-0 Sonic is set to be revealed over the coming weeks, stay tuned.

With the adidas x Dragon Ball collab getting everyone’s attention, do you see more brands looking to iconic animated characters for future collabs? Let us know in the comments below.

With the legitimacy of graffiti once again being challenged after H&M brought a suit against artist, REVOK, it seems quite apropos that notable graffiti historian, Roger Gastman, is readying the follow-up to his 2011 show at the MOCA in Los Angeles, Art in the Streets, which was the U.S.’ first-ever graffiti and street art retrospective, and which broke attendance record with 220,000 visitors.

According to The New York Times, “a woman in Tempe, Ariz., has died after being hit by a self-driving car operated by Uber, in what appears to be the first known death of a pedestrian struck by an autonomous vehicle on a public road.”

Although the autonomous car had a human safety driver at the wheel during the accident, the fatality is being ruled as the fault of the driverless technology.

“Our hearts go out to the victim’s family. We are fully cooperating with local authorities in their investigation of this incident,” an Uber spokeswoman, Sarah Abboud, said in a statement.

While the belief is that autonomous technology will inevitably be safer – because the system can’t be distracted or because it won’t disobey traffic laws – problems have arisen when other cars or pedestrians act erratically.

As the Times noted, “an Uber self-driving car was involved in another crash a year ago in Tempe. In that collision, one of Uber’s Volvo XC90 sport utility vehicles was hit when the driver of another car failed to yield, causing the Uber vehicle to roll over onto its side.”

Fortuneestimates that by 2040, 95% of new vehicles sold, or 96.3 million cars, will be fully autonomous.

Allbirds, the sneaker startup revered by Silicon Valley and hailed by Time magazine as the most comfortable shoes in the world, just upped the ante by introducing sneakers made from actual trees.

First launched in early 2016, Allbirds entered the footwear fray with a radical new approach: environmentally friendly sneakers that were both comfortable in wear and minimal in style that didn’t break the bank. Barely two years later, the San Francisco-based company is launching their latest innovation to date on the textile front, which also happens to be its most sustainable yet: the Tree collection.

As its name implies, the Tree line utilizes a proprietary fabric engineered from Eucalyptus tree pulp and is lighter and more breathable than its cozy merino-wool counterparts. It’s ethically sourced and quickly absorbs moisture while delivering on the same comfort factor the brand has become known for.

On this edition of Highsnobiety Conversations, Allbirds co-founder Tim Brown sits down with Highsnobiety’s Jeff Carvalho to talk disrupting the sneaker industry, the ever-changing workplace wardrobe, and why Allbirds has reigned supreme amidst it all.

Check out the full episode above and shop the all-new Tree collection now at Allbirds.com.

The 120-minute series sees Djimon Hounsou (Karoth in Guardians of the Galaxy) as the voice of T’Challa, and also features voice acting by Kerry Washington and Alfre Woodard – even Stan Lee makes an appearance as General Wallace.

In the series, upon becoming the new Black Panther after the assassination of his father T’Chaka, T’Challa deals with jealousy in the Wakandan royal court while hunting down the man who killed his father. Unbeknownst to Black Panther, Klaw (the man who assassinated his father) has assembled a group of villains to help him take over Wakanda.

You can watch the first episode above and we’ve embedded the remaining episodes below. Let us know in the comments how you like the animated series compared to the movie!

Polish artist Filip Pagowski – the artist who created the infamous “heart logo” for Comme des Garcons – has teamed up with Nike to reimagine each NBA team motif in his own unique illustrative style.

For this particular collaboration, Pagowski focused on three elements of each team to work with: the team name, the city it represents, and its mascot. Using these three aspects, Pagowski was able to implement the history of each franchise and the facts or associated imagery related to a given nickname into his collection of T-shirts.

Throughout the collection, a balance of history and humor gives the iconic NBA logos new enriched character.

Pagowski’s designs will appear on a selection of shirts launching April 19 exclusively through Nike Connected NBA jerseys; a second release on the Nike App follows April 21.

When Diddy was just an aspiring music mogul – and far removed from the hallowed company provided by the Forbes list – he said that he aspired to grace the cover of four important magazines; Essence, Ebony, Jet, and GQ.”

His GQ ambitions have been realized after it was revealed that he graces the April cover where he discusses a range of topics – including another name change, his favorite artists, Biggie’s death, and a new project with JAY-Z which speaks to his desire to empower the black community with community initiatives spearheaded by successful entrepreneurs.

While choice excerpts appear below, head over to GQ to read the profile in its entirety.

On his name change to “Love”…

“I like re-inventing. That’s probably why I have so many name changes. It’s why I follow David Bowie and Madonna.”

On his favorite artists…

“Kendrick Lamar, Drake, SZA, Jay-Z, Nas, Migos, Lil Baby, Future.”

On Biggie’s death…

“I haven’t dealt with any of that yet. I try to get into it, but…that’s something that just hurts so bad. That’s a time that’s still suppressed.”

On wanting to develop an app that empowers black communities…

“This is not about taking away from any other community.”

“We’ll still go to Chinatown. We’ll still buy Gucci!”

“But the application will make it possible for us to have an economic community. It’s about blacks gaining economic power.”

“At some point there has to be some kind of fight. I feel like we’ve done a lot of marching. It’s time to start charging.”

On his project with JAY-Z…

“We’re into psychological warfare. The difference is, we’re not trying to hurt nobody.”